Ball retrieving assembly

Abstract

A ball retrieving assembly for collecting balls on a surface includes a basket that has a pair of elastomeric openings integrated into the basket to pass a ball into the basket for transporting the ball. A plurality of rollers is each movably coupled to the basket each of the rollers is urgeable into a compressed condition to facilitate the basket to be lowered to the support surface. In this way balls lying on the support surface can pass through respective ones of the elastomeric openings for positioning the balls in the basket. A pair of handles is each removably attachable to the basket for urging the rollers into the compressed condition when handles are pressed downwardly.

I claim: 
     
       1. A ball retrieving assembly for picking up balls from the ground and storing the balls for subsequent storage, said assembly comprising:
 a basket having a pair of elastomeric openings being integrated into said basket wherein each of said elastomeric openings is configured to pass a ball into said basket for transporting the ball; 
 a plurality of rollers, each of said rollers being movably coupled to said basket, each of said rollers comprising a first portion being compressible into a second portion such that each of said rollers has an adjustable length, each of said rollers being biased into an extended condition wherein each of said rollers is configured to space said basket upwardly from a support surface, each of said rollers being urgeable into a compressed condition wherein each of said rollers is configured to facilitate said basket to be lowered to the support surface thereby facilitating balls lying on the support surface to pass through respective ones of said elastomeric openings for positioning the balls in said basket; 
 a pair of handles, each of said handles being removably attachable to said basket thereby facilitating each of said rollers to be urged into said compressed condition when handles are pressed downwardly wherein said pair of handles is configured to facilitate the balls to be placed into said basket in a hands-free manner; and 
 wherein said basket has a bottom wall and an outer wall extending upwardly therefrom, said outer wall having a first lateral side and a second lateral side, said bottom wall having a pair of cuts each extending through said bottom wall, each of said cuts being elongated to extend substantially between said first lateral side and said second lateral side of said outer wall, each of said cuts having a bounding edge, said bounding edge of each of said cuts being comprised of a resiliently stretchable material such that each of said pair of cuts defines said elastomeric openings, said bounding edge of each of said cuts being biased together to close said cuts. 
 
     
     
       2. The assembly according to  claim 1 , wherein said bottom wall is comprised of a mesh material thereby facilitating said bottom wall to be flexible wherein said bottom wall is configured to conform to a plurality of balls being positioned in said basket, said outer wall having a central portion being bounded by a lower portion and an upper portion, said central portion being comprised of a mesh material thereby facilitating said central portion to be flexible, each of said lower portion and said upper portion being comprised of a rigid material thereby facilitating structural support for said basket. 
     
     
       3. The assembly according to  claim 2 , further comprising each of said rollers including a wheel being rotatably coupled to a distal end of said first portion, wherein said second portion of each of said rollers is coupled to said lower portion of said outer wall of said basket having said first portion extending downwardly on said basket wherein said wheel on said first portion is configured to roll on the support surface. 
     
     
       4. The assembly according to  claim 2 , further comprising a plurality of tubes, each of said tubes having an outer wall and an upper end, said outer wall of each of said tubes being coupled to said upper portion of said outer wall of said basket having said upper end of each of said tubes being directed upwardly beyond said outer wall, each of said tubes being positioned on a respective first lateral side and second lateral side of said outer wall. 
     
     
       5. The assembly according to  claim 2 , wherein each of said handles has a central portion extending between a pair of end portions, each of said end portions having a distal end with respect to said central portion, said upper end of each of said tubes insertably receiving said distal end of a respective one of said end portions of a respective handle having said central portion of each of said handles being horizontally oriented. 
     
     
       6. A ball retrieving assembly for picking up balls from the ground and storing the balls for subsequent storage, said assembly comprising:
 a basket having a pair of elastomeric openings being integrated into said basket wherein each of said elastomeric openings is configured to pass a ball into said basket for transporting the ball, said basket having a bottom wall and an outer wall extending upwardly therefrom, said outer wall having a first lateral side and a second lateral side, said bottom wall having a pair of cuts each extending through said bottom wall, each of said cuts being elongated to extend substantially between said first lateral side and said second lateral side of said outer wall, each of said cuts having a bounding edge, said bounding edge of each of said cuts being comprised of a resiliently stretchable material such that each of said pair of cuts defines said elastomeric openings, said bounding edge of each of said cuts being biased together to close said cuts, said bottom wall being comprised of a mesh material thereby facilitating said bottom wall to be flexible wherein said bottom wall is configured to conform to a plurality of balls being positioned in said basket, said outer wall having a central portion being bounded by a lower portion and an upper portion, said central portion being comprised of a mesh material thereby facilitating said central portion to be flexible, each of said lower portion and said upper portion being comprised of a rigid material thereby facilitating structural support for said basket; 
 a plurality of rollers, each of said rollers being movably coupled to said basket, each of said rollers comprising a first portion being compressible into a second portion such that each of said rollers has an adjustable length, each of said rollers including a wheel being rotatably coupled to a distal end of said first portion, each of said rollers being biased into an extended condition wherein each of said rollers is configured to space said basket upwardly from a support surface, each of said rollers being urgeable into a compressed condition wherein each of said rollers is configured to facilitate said basket to be lowered to the support surface thereby facilitating balls lying on the support surface to pass through respective ones of said elastomeric openings for positioning the balls in said basket, said second portion of each of said rollers being coupled to said lower portion of said outer wall of said basket having said first portion extending downwardly on said basket wherein said wheel on said first portion is configured to roll on the support surface; 
 a plurality of tubes, each of said tubes having an outer wall and an upper end, said outer wall of each of said tubes being coupled to said upper portion of said outer wall of said basket having said upper end of each of said tubes being directed upwardly beyond said outer wall, each of said tubes being positioned on a respective first lateral side and second lateral side of said outer wall; 
 a pair of handles, each of said handles being removably attachable to said basket thereby facilitating each of said rollers to be urged into said compressed condition when handles are pressed downwardly wherein said pair of handles is configured to facilitate the balls to be placed into said basket in a hands-free manner, each of said handles having a central portion extending between a pair of end portions, each of said end portions having a distal end with respect to said central portion, said upper end of each of said tubes insertably receiving said distal end of a respective one of said end portions of a respective handle having said central portion of each of said handles being horizontally oriented.